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The Watching Shade

Added multiple highly configurable spooky entities

ModsFree1.20
by alexander.25.k · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

The Watching Shade is a mod made by alexander.25.k. Added multiple highly configurable spooky entities.

It supports Minecraft 1.20. It has been downloaded 1 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Nov 5, 2026.

Supported versions

1.20

Release history

The Watching Shade has had 3 releases on Modrinth since Oct 30, 2026. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.0.2, released on Nov 4, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20.1. It runs on Forge. The download is 6.6 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
2.0.2Nov 4, 20261.20.1Release
2.0.1Oct 30, 20261.20.1Release
2.0.0Oct 30, 20261.20.1Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

The mod is recommended to be played with Fog, Particle Rain and Geophilic mods!
(Not required but recommended for the best experience)

This mod adds multiple creepy entities to your world, some are completely harmless, some may simply jumpscare or hit you, some may break blocks or build strange structures.

There is also the "main" entity with the same name as the mod itself, which can actually cause problems to you unlike the lesser ones but most of the times it just prefers to stalk you.

As of now, the mod has four entities:

Spoiler

  • The Watching Shade (main entity): Has a lot of various interactions like talking to you in the chat, stalking you in multiple different ways, forcing events to happen when mad, rarely chasing and trying to kill you, placing signs and soul torches, and more.
  • "Victims": There is not much about those things. They spawn in groups and simply stare at you from the sky eventually despawning.
  • Vortex: An entity that tried to imitate The Watching Shade but failed miserably. May appear stalking you or disguise as certain mobs or even Shade himself.
  • Unseen: An invisible entity that may walk around you, sometimes trying to hit you and sometimes breaking blocks. Nothing much.

( As the summary says, all of them are highly configurable using
Configured )

This mod is essentially a remake of my very old mod, it doesn't have too many new features compared to that one but it was completely recoded to heavily improve some technical aspects and HEAVILY reduce the amount of bugs.

Credits:

Itszhaba - most of the hood texture


Mr. Gibbo - jumpscare sound


Riverrflower - idea and design of Victim and Vortex


MediaMotifs - soundtrack for creepy music event

Written by alexander.25.k. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install The Watching Shade

  1. This mod is needed on both the server and every player who joins.

  2. Install Forge for Minecraft 1.20.

  3. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  4. Start Minecraft with the Forge profile.

  5. Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for The Watching Shade in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.20
Runs on
Forge
Where it runs
Client and server
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 12, 2026)

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Questions

Does The Watching Shade work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.20.

Is The Watching Shade free?

Yes. The Watching Shade is free to download from Modrinth.

Is The Watching Shade client-side or server-side?

Both. The server and every player need The Watching Shade installed.

Is The Watching Shade still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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